78-year-old man pleads guilty to committing a federal hate crime after attacking an Asian American family

78-year-old John Sullivan of Quincy, MA has pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act after attacking a Vietnamese American family.

Man allegedly yells “Go back to China” before hitting Asian man with car

Authorities say 77-year-old John Sullivan of Quincy, Massachusetts is facing two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of a crash with personal injury, and a civil rights violation.